The specialization will familiarize students with the latest research and practice in cognitive psychology and provide a modern preparation to lead and influence change in health in today’s diverse communities. The master’s programme is designed to train students who will understand the causes of health-related behaviours and who will also be able to design new and effective interventions to prevent disease and promote health. The entire master’s programme takes advantage of synergies and complementarities between the two Universities, USI and UNISR, and offers excellent competences in teaching and research. This Master offers a high degree of innovation thanks also to the advanced technologies available on site in the two universities in terms of high-tech equipment, data centres, laboratories, and health facilities.

The admission procedure is now reopened until 15 september.

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USI, also known as the University of Lugano, is a member of the Swiss university system together with nine other cantonal universities and two Federal Institutes of Technology. It was founded in 1996 and is constantly growing both in size and in the courses offered in its four faculties: Architecture, Economics, Communication Sciences and Informatics. 2964 students from over 100 countries, 333 professors and lecturers and 461 assistants providing an environment rich in exchange, knowledge and personal relations”. to produce students who can design novel and effective interventions to prevent disease and promote health.

The programme is organized into 4 units, called ‘modules’, over two years. The first module covers mainly classes in Health Communication and research methods; the second module covers topics in advanced cognitive psychology and Neurosciences; the third module covers topics in management, strategy, and consumer behaviour. In the fourth semester students will study selected topics in health and organizational psychology and conduct a field project (by companies, hospitals or by experimental labs) and write their Master Thesis under joint supervision of Faculties of UNISR/USI.
During the fall semesters (I and III), students will attend classes taught at USI, whereas courses in spring semesters (II and IV) will be taught at UniSR. Over the two years, students will be supported by an active tutoring service and will cumulate extra credits participating in seminar activities, ongoing research projects, and laboratory activities.

Psychology in Communication and Health is a rapidly growing field, which is in need of professionals to provide psychological services to those with medical illness. We anticipate that graduates from the program will work in clinics and governmental health organizations, NGOs or other health domains. Furthermore, training in this Master program is designed to produce students who can design novel and effective interventions to prevent disease and promote health:

• Cognitive psychologist in health• Experts in Psychology for Health Communication• Expert in Decisions Planning and Organization for Public Health• Experts in health psychology• Experts in beahvioural psychology in health organization

Online applications:
In order to apply, candidates must follow the instructions for filling out the online form at https://iscrizione.lu.usi.ch.

Paper applications:
Applications may also be made by sending in the application form (available for download at http://www.master.usi.ch/en/master-iscrizione-en-12426.pdf) and the documentation required in paper format (email and fax applications will not be accepted) to the following address:
Università della Svizzera italiana, USI
Decanato della Facoltà di scienze della comunicazione
Via Giuseppe Buffi 13
CH-6900 Lugano
Switzerland